harry potter book of crimes

"Professor Dumbledore...it really hasn't changed at all here!"

It seemed that nearly forty years had passed since the last time she called Dumbledore that way, but Minerva's "Professor Dumbledore" was incredibly smooth.

And maybe it's because I was too immersed in my own memories and feelings.

Minerva, who had always been quite serious and even made students feel a little scared, caressed the desk where she had been sitting and couldn't help but reveal an innocent smile that could only be seen in her student days.

At about this moment, she seemed to have returned to the time when she was still in school at Hogwarts. When she had just entered the school and was in the first grade, she was in this classroom, listening with excitement and excitement to what was happening at that time.

Professor Dumbledore's wonderful lectures on Transfiguration.

But when Minerva in the classroom subconsciously turned around and looked towards the podium, the single podium that had long been empty stood alone in a corner, as if silently telling her that her "benefactor" had passed away.

The lonely reality.

Ultimately, however, due to the growth in student enrollment in recent decades, this small classroom was no longer in use long ago.

After all, Minerva enrolled in the school in 1946, and just a year before she enrolled, Grindelwald's wizarding revolution had just been ended by Dumbledore.

At that time, the number of students enrolled in magic schools in Europe was very small, second only to the darkest period in the magic world before the establishment of the "Secrecy Act". Many small and medium-sized wizarding schools were even forced to merge or even be abandoned because they could not recruit new students.

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Even because of Dumbledore's relationship with Grindelwald, the British wizarding community was far less severely affected than other countries and regions, and the number of new students has also dropped repeatedly.

However, perhaps it was because she did not have many classmates in the same grade during her time at school that even though Minerva's grades were excellent, she never felt proud of her and instead just focused on working hard.

This developed her character of being strict with herself and being humble towards others.

By the way, even though Minerva always had a straight face in front of students, and she rarely even smiled, her serious look, the regular lecture time often made students a little frightened.

But in fact, when she was a student and when she first entered the Ministry of Magic, she was an introverted girl who was not good at expressing her emotions.

Maybe it was because...it was Hogwarts and Dumbledore who helped her grow up step by step, so she became more and more grateful to Dumbledore and this school.

Now, Dumbledore is no longer here, so Minerva naturally pours her gratitude towards Dumbledore into Hogwarts, which Dumbledore cherishes. The two are superimposed, and this intention to repay the kindness is superimposed.

It was so heavy that she was willing to spend her whole life for it.

"Professor Dumbledore," Minerva murmured softly, looking at the empty podium, "please don't worry, the students are now in the safest place arranged by Maka. You also said that that child is the best place in your life."

The most outstanding student we have ever encountered, we can accept his ideas with confidence."

"However, although it is said that 'Hogwarts is where there are students'... well, this is also what the Makana kid said, and I have to admit that it is indeed the truth. But for me personally, this place

The castle is also a very, very important place!”

After saying this to herself, Minerva couldn't help but pause for a moment, then sighed slightly and said:

"Now...Professor Dumbledore! I'm back, alone...Maybe you will say that I am too stubborn, or maybe you will teach me to pay more attention to the students like you did before. But ever since you asked me

When you try to forget Dougal, you should understand that I have always been a stubborn person."

"As long as I'm alive, there's no way I can watch this place being destroyed!"

After saying this last sentence, Minerva smiled slightly and shook her head, as if she was laughing at herself for talking to the air in order to seek peace of mind.

After a moment of silence, she gently turned around and walked out of the classroom, and her face at this time finally returned to its usual seriousness and calmness.

Just looking at the firmness in her eyes showed that she was indeed, as she said just now, no longer hesitant about her choices and decisions.

However, it was at this moment that Minerva, who had just walked out of the classroom and entered the corridor outside, accidentally caught a glimpse of a black shadow flashing past the edge of the Forbidden Forest through the window hole on one side of the corridor.

"……That is?"

Minerva felt that she had not seen it wrong. The corner of her eye had indeed captured that fleeting figure just now. And this made her heart tremble.

Although it was still the darkest hour before dawn on the Change side, it was already daytime on the Hogwarts side. At this time, the sky was blue and white clouds were everywhere outside, and the sun was everywhere. No matter how much you thought, it was impossible to tell the difference.

Thinking of this, Minerva immediately ran downstairs.

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"Mr. Lupin! Room Shacklebolt... Minister, the latest news has arrived!"

Although Maka was not in Spiral Town, Lupine still faithfully implemented his new plan step by step.

At this moment, he saw an Auror guard patrolling the surrounding area appear from the intersection with another panting colleague. He immediately waved to him.

At the moment, all combat forces, except for the basic defense force of Spiral Town, have gathered in the open space and streets outside the abandoned church. Lupine and Kingsley, who will soon command these combat forces, stand at the front, talking to everyone

Let's wait here silently for the opportunity.

Not long after, the member of the patrol team who came back from near London finally staggered to Lu Ping's side, panting and verbally reporting:

"The group of living corpses... have all left the foggy area of ​​London... and no trace of Haierbo has been found."

"Um."

When Lu Ping heard this, he nodded slightly, and then said while thinking about it secretly:

"Thank you for your hard work... Are you injured? Go inside and get treatment quickly... Kevin, send him to St. Mungo's Building immediately!"

Even if he was thinking about other things, he still noticed the other party's injuries.

After all, there is no anti-Apparition spell here. If he had not been injured, the patrol member who was an elite Auror would not have made such a big deviation when he appeared.

After asking his assistant to take him away, he pursed his lips slightly, then secretly gritted his teeth and nodded heavily at Kingsley, who had been waiting for a long time.

"Attention everyone, let's go!"